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Linda and Tim Bunyan
BARDSTOWN, KENTUCKYBourbon Country
We departed Nashville and journeyed onward to Kentucky. We agreed we would meet up again with Larry and Karen in the horse country of Kentucky.
Tim and I arrived at Bardstown, Kentucky
(while Karen and Larry headed toward the Derby).
We chose to stay at My Old Kentucky Home State Park which is a superb RV park with a golf course!
(while Karen and Larry headed toward the Derby).
We chose to stay at My Old Kentucky Home State Park which is a superb RV park with a golf course!
We walked in the 1790's historic town. This building remains a centerpiece to town: the Bells-old Courthouse. In the middle of Bourbon Country, we found Hurst Discount Drug and Soda Fountain.
YES, the state song: "Old Kentucky Home" ballad is written by American composer Stephen Foster.
We visited the mansion at Federal Hill where he was inspired.
We visited the mansion at Federal Hill where he was inspired.
He also wrote: "Oh! Susanna" and "Camptown Races". The amphitheater performs the Stephen Foster Story and produces the Civil War and Wizard of Oz
musicals.
This is a Voters Ballot Box from 1890.
My Old Kentucky Home
We frequented Old Talbott Tavern, where prominent visitors included: Stephen Foster, Andrew Jackson, and Henry Clay. Built in 1779 it is still a great place to see people gather.
We toured the Barton 1792 Distillery along the Bourbon Trail. It is the oldest fully-operating Distillery in the Bourbon Capital of the World. Coal remains a fuel for the distillery. This is the Bourbon Center of the U.S. proven by the fields of storage.
Amber waves of Grain!
FIELDS OF STORAGE
Coal delivery for the distillary by the Barton 1792 Distillery, Bardstown, KY 
